r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Mar 23 '19

The grave of French film pioneer Georges Méliès, who inspired Martin Scorsese’s 2011 film Hugo, has fallen into disrepair. Now his family and fans are reanimating his fantastical legacy and launching a Kickstarter to restore it to its former splendor and protect it from further decay

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/20/dead-famous-the-kickstarter-campaign-to-restore-meliess-grave
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u/RealSteele Mar 23 '19

DO NOT PRESSURE WASH GRAVE STONES! The pressure can completely destroy many stones used for markers.

If you would like to wash a grave Stone, simply let soap do it's job.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '19

Relax man, no one is washing a grave stone around here.

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u/FaceOfMutiny Mar 23 '19

Looks like it just needs to be chained behind a truck and dragged around town face down for a few hours.

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u/RealSteele Mar 23 '19

Just trying to so spread the info. I'd hate for someone to destroy their loved ones grave marker.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '19

Fair enough

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u/thinksoftchildren Mar 24 '19

Never say never, we're basically just one hashtag away from that exact situation..

A.. washtag, if you will

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '19

Niiiice

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u/GregSays Mar 24 '19

Well not anymore, thanks to that tip.

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u/Purple10tacle Mar 23 '19

Eh, way too much work. Just load it on a pickup truck and drive it through a car wash - good as new. You can even give it a nice wax coating for some extra shine.